A National Lottery chief has urged players to purchase their tickets ahead of Wednesday's draw, which features an estimated £12million jackpot.
Senior Winners Advisor Andy Carter, who holds the role at Allwyn, the operator of The National Lottery, described it as "an exciting time to be a Lotto player" with the substantial prize on offer.
The March 4 draw is designated as a "Must Be Won" event, meaning the jackpot will definitely be claimed.
Mr Carter said: "Make sure to get your tickets early to be in with a chance to win!"
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The life-changing sum rolled over after Saturday's draw failed to produce a top-prize winner.
Saturday's Lotto draw saw no ticket holder successfully match all six main numbers required to claim the jackpot.
Despite the top prize going unclaimed, the evening was not without significant winners.
Three fortunate players came agonisingly close to the full jackpot, each matching five of the six numbers along with the bonus ball.
National Lottery advisor Andy Carter has made the plea
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This near-miss combination secured each of them a prize of £1million.
The trio of millionaires will have been delighted with their substantial winnings, even if they fell just one number short of the much larger top prize.
Their success demonstrates that considerable sums can still be won without hitting the full jackpot combination.
The six winning numbers drawn on Saturday were 12, 15, 22, 28, 31 and 32, with 23 serving as the bonus ball.
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The prize must be won this weekend
| GETTYBall set L5 was utilised alongside draw machine Lotto4 for the Saturday evening draw.
These same numbers also applied to the Lotto HotPicks game, which operates using identical figures to the main Lotto draw.
Players who wish to check their tickets from the weekend can verify their numbers against these results.
The combination that eluded all participants will now be consigned to history as attention turns to Wednesday's guaranteed jackpot event.
The prize is up for grabs this week
| PAIn the Lotto HotPicks game, nobody managed to match all five numbers needed to secure the £350,000 top prize.
However, 11 participants did manage to match four numbers correctly, earning themselves £13,000 apiece.
The Thunderball draw also took place on Saturday, with the numbers 03, 05, 07, 33 and 38 emerging, alongside Thunderball 05.
The £500,000 jackpot for matching all five numbers plus the Thunderball went unclaimed on this occasion.
Two players did manage to match the five main numbers without the Thunderball, walking away with £5,000 each.
These secondary prizes across both games meant Saturday's draws still produced multiple winners despite the main Lotto jackpot remaining elusive.
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